For the thirty-sixth year, many Denver community members gathered in front of the steps of the Denver City and County Building on Sunday evening to attend the “We Will Remember: Homeless Persons' Memorial Vigil.” Hosted by the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, the candlelight vigil and name-reading ceremony paid tribute to our neighbors who lived on the streets of the Denver metropolitan area and passed away during 2025. This will be the only memorial service honoring the lives of many of these individuals. The public is welcome and invited to attend this event.
This year’s program included music, opening and closing remarks, eulogy by Randle Loeb, and the reading of names by local service provider organizations. In addition to the name reading ceremony, the event included luminaries surrounding the area honoring each of the individuals who passed away between November 1, 2024, and October 31, 2025.
The 2025 event also featured a partnership with the Homeless Remembrance Blanket Project. The national Homeless Remembrance Blanket Project is both an art installation and an opportunity for generous blanket makers to knit, crochet, and quilt special gifts for neighbors far and wide who are experiencing homelessness.
Click here to view the 2025 Program
Click here to view the 2025 Death Review, a data companion to the event.
Thank you to the partners who help to make this event happen:
Catholic Charities, City and County of Denver, City of Westminster Parks & Recreation, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Colorado Economic Defense Project, Colorado Village Collaborative, The Delores Project, Denver Office of the Medical Examiner, Denver Rescue Mission, The Denver VOICE, Elevated Denver, The Gathering Place, Harm Reduction Action Center, Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, Network Coffee House, Rocky Mountain Refuge for End of Life Care, The Salvation Army, Senior Support Services, St. Francis Center, ServiceSource, Inc., Three Birds Alliance, Urban Peak, Volunteers of America Colorado, and more.
Visit the Vigil Archive Page to learn more about past events.
Homeless Persons' Memorial Vigil
For the thirty-sixth year, many Denver community members gathered in front of the steps of the Denver City and County Building on Sunday evening to attend the “We Will Remember: Homeless Persons' Memorial Vigil.” Hosted by the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, the candlelight vigil and name-reading ceremony paid tribute to our neighbors who lived on the streets of the Denver metropolitan area and passed away during 2025. This will be the only memorial service honoring the lives of many of these individuals. The public is welcome and invited to attend this event.
This year’s program included music, opening and closing remarks, eulogy by Randle Loeb, and the reading of names by local service provider organizations. In addition to the name reading ceremony, the event included luminaries surrounding the area honoring each of the individuals who passed away between November 1, 2024, and October 31, 2025.
The 2025 event also featured a partnership with the Homeless Remembrance Blanket Project. The national Homeless Remembrance Blanket Project is both an art installation and an opportunity for generous blanket makers to knit, crochet, and quilt special gifts for neighbors far and wide who are experiencing homelessness.
Click here to view the 2025 Program
Click here to view the 2025 Death Review, a data companion to the event.
Thank you to the partners who help to make this event happen:
Catholic Charities, City and County of Denver, City of Westminster Parks & Recreation, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Colorado Economic Defense Project, Colorado Village Collaborative, The Delores Project, Denver Office of the Medical Examiner, Denver Rescue Mission, The Denver VOICE, Elevated Denver, The Gathering Place, Harm Reduction Action Center, Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, Network Coffee House, Rocky Mountain Refuge for End of Life Care, The Salvation Army, Senior Support Services, St. Francis Center, ServiceSource, Inc., Three Birds Alliance, Urban Peak, Volunteers of America Colorado, and more.
Visit the Vigil Archive Page to learn more about past events.